{
  "id": 9780734,
  "title": "Governor swears in three new judges of Karnataka High Court",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/governor-swears-in-three-new-judges-of-karnataka-high-court",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T15:12:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/governor-swears-in-three-new-judges-of-karnataka-high-court/article71509350.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot conducted a swearing-in ceremony at Raj Bhavan in Bengaluru, elevating three judicial officers from the district judiciary to the Karnataka High Court. The new judges include Justice Usharani, Kuruba Shanthappa Bharath Kumar, and Nerale Veerabhadraiah Bhavani. Justice Usharani, born in Virajpet, Karnataka, in 1976, is the daughter of a family of lawyers and obtained her law degree from SDM College, Mangaluru. She began her judicial career as a munsiff in 1998 and has since been promoted to Senior Civil Judge and District Judge. Justice Bharath Kumar, born in 1976 in Mysuru, graduated from the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) and joined the judiciary as a direct District Judge in 2015. He has held various roles, including Registrar General of the High Court and Principal City Civil and Sessions Judge in Bengaluru. Justice Bhavani, born in Mysuru in 1976, is the daughter of former High Court judge N.S. Veerabhadraiah. She obtained her law degree from NLSIU and began her judicial career as a District Judge in 2015, serving as Principal District and Sessions Judge in Chikkaballapur before her elevation.",
  "summary": "The new judges are Justices Usharani, Kuruba Shanthappa Bharath Kumar and Nerale Veerabhadraiah Bhavani",
  "key_points": [
    "Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot swore in three new judges at Raj Bhavan, Bengaluru.",
    "New judges are Justice Usharani, Kuruba Shanthappa Bharath Kumar, and Nerale Veerabhadraiah Bhavani.",
    "Usharani is the first daughter of a family of lawyers to join the Karnataka High Court."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "Court discharges ex-deputy governor of Edo of contempt",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/court-discharges-ex-deputy-governor-of-edo-of-contempt",
        "published": "2026-09-25T14:17:22.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}